Little known “Royal Bobcat” 1969 Pontiac GTO
Here’s the little known “Royal Bobcat” 1969 GTO produced by Royal Pontiac in Royal Oaks, Michigan. The Royal Pontiac dealership was considered the Yenko equivalent of the day & they had a few versions you could order through them. They also sold speed parts through the mail.
Since GM still had a corporate ban on engines over 400ci outside of full-size cars, these cars were ordered as rolling bodies from Pontiac & shipped to Royal Oaks minus engine & transmission. The factory DID however, build the Ram Air V engines specifically for Royal Pontiac & shipped them in crates separately to get around the ban.
A prototype car with the 428/390 hp(underrated) Ram Air V engine was clocked at 11.5 seconds at 123mph in the quarter mile with a 0 to 60 time of 5.2 seconds! The Royal Bobcat GTO package also got you a Crystal Turquoise paint job with white stripes & badges. Very few were built & very few remain today.
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